Does anyone out there live in the Person County area? Have determined that most of the federal and even county census information from that county has never been transcribed, even the data before it was actually Person County. Must believe that in the actual church, courthouse , census, or birth records there are references to the people quite a few of us are looking for. Anyone tracking our line of Yokley's comes to a brick wall when we get to Marcus Yokley (b. 3/13/1786 --d. 6/2/1853). Am aware of a name change by this individual; think it was altered from "Oakley" (could have been another spelling, however). What we all need is for someone to find any Marcus(Marques) with a last name similar to Oakley in the relevant time period (circa 1786) in Person. North Carolinians, we need your help; the chances of my getting there from Calgary, AB, Canada anytime in the near future are slim-to-none. My email is gyokley@shaw.ca and I'd be happy to post relevant data on any of several message boards. Also; we know Marcus did marry Nancy Lunsford (10/30/1791 - 2/16/1864) on May 15, 1809 (records show two names: Marcus Oakley and Marques Yokley). They are buried in the Yokley Cemetary in Tompkinsville, KY. Thanks for anything you can do-- LGY